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I have (somewhat) successfully survived living and working in Germany for five months now. My German is still shit and I still don’t think I’ve figured out how to properly sort my recycling, but all in all, I am pretty proud of myself–gold star, me. As I near the halfway point for my time in Germany… Read More an american abroad

Speaks flawless* German to the cashier at the supermarket. She responds in English. — the story of an American in Germany (or maybe just the biography of my life). I have been teaching in Lichtenstein, Germany for almost two months now and it has honestly been a truly amazing experience. Don’t get me wrong. There have definitely… Read More the life of a foreign language assistant

I have now been living and teaching in Lichtenstein, Germany for about two weeks now, and what a two weeks it has been! I have spoken more German, eaten more bread and cheese, and dealt with more bureaucratic bullshit in the past weeks than at any other time in my life. I have also come to really… Read More slowly becoming german

It really is an overwhelming feeling to see a town for the first time and know that for the next year: this is your home. You are filled with curiosity, with fascination, with hope. Yet at the same time, arriving in Lichtenstein, though uncharted and unexplored, provided me with a long-awaited feeling of relief. Finally,… Read More first thoughts on lichtenstein, saxony

A must-see English town in my opinion, Winchester is definitely my favorite town I have been to thus far in England. Not only was the architecture simply stunning, there also seemed to be so much great history around every corner.